Cake-tin.



J. A. BENSON.

CAKE TIN.

APPLIOATION FILED msc` 1a, 191.3.

1,107,479. -Patentad Aug. 18, 1914.

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CAKE TIN.

APPLICATION HLBD 93m18.191s.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 JOSEPHNF: HENsoN.

UNITED srnfrgs PATENT orrron. I

JOSEPHINE A. BENSON, OF VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.

CAKEATIN.

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lle it known that l, JossrnrNE A. BENSON, a citizen ot the United States, residing?r at 'Valley City, in the county of Barnes and State of North Dakota. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cake- "ins, ol' which the followingr is a specification, reference being' had to the aceornpany- Y drawings. l

his invention relates to new and useful improvements in cake tins, and particularly to that class of tins'which are`providfal with a central hollow core.

*n object of this invention the pro- \if:ion of a tin of this character which is provided with means so that when the same is inverted to cool the cake. the upper edge ot the tin spaced from the support upon which it is placed, to allow air to circulate beneath the cake, as well as around the tin.

,l further object. .of this invention is the provision of a cake tin which is provided with a central upstauding; core which extends above the upper edge of the-tin, the body of the tiulieiiig also provided at its ends with rotatable handles which areadapted when in one position, to project above the edge of the tiu tofsubstantially the Sarno plane as the upper end of the core, so that when the tinjis inverted, the same Supported upon the handles and theicore in a horizontal position, \\'itli"ti|e cake spaced :from the support,

lith the above land other ohieets in view. my invention consists in certain novel constructions, coinliin'iatimis, and aiiraugelntlnt of parts to be heroine-iter more fully described,

ehiiund, and illustrated in the accompanying: :lr-airaint in which,v

Figure l an end elevational View of my improved rake tin; 2 is a transverse vertiral :-1e iioi ial view through the salue; Fig, 3 is a .fragmentary top plan View thereof; Fig. ,4 is a fragmentary perspective view ot the device partly in Section; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail vertical sectional view through one end ofthe device and the handles Secured upon said end; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end elevational View, showing' one of the handles in its lowermost position; and Figi. "Z is a fragmentary end wleiational view ot the device in inverted position.

Rrl'errinjr more sperifirally to the drawings. in which similar reference characters designate dbrresponding parts throughout Specification of Letters Patent.

Patente fitug. 18, 1914.

Application filed December 13` 1913. Serial No. 806,539.

the several views, l designates the body of 'the cake tin which has its lower edges dirested inwardly for a short distance, as shown at 2. This tin is .preferably oblong and has a pair of handles 3 secured uponthe outer faces of its opposite ends and' adapted to be swung to their uppermost positions above the upper edge of the tin, the purpose ot which will presently appear.

The handles 3 are each formed with a sec! tion of wire bent into substantially rectangular forni and having its opposite inwardlyYV directed ends slidably and rotatably engaged in the rolled edge of the plate 7 securedito thi` outer tace ot one end of the body 1. ,Each handle is slightly longer than the plate i within which it is secured, thereby making it possible to slide the handle toward one side ot the body l, then swing,Y the handle upwardly and slide'the same in theopposite direction to engage one end of the handle be! neath the free offset end of the latch member 9, which latter is also secured upon'the outer face o the end ,of the body'l, adjacentthe upper edge thereof and, a spaced distance from. the side'otthe body, said latch member serving tolock the handle in uppermostv i.

position.

lV hen the handles,are-locked in their ,up-A

pei-most positions, and the tin is inverted, said handleswill cooperate ,withv the hollow core il to support said tin inl inverted positionandv thereby allowfproper circulation of air beneath the cakewhile the sameis cooling and at the same time prevent Athe cake from falling. The core 4 is also ohio-"5:, in cross-section and extends along the longitudinal center of' the tin. said core pro-- ject-ing upwardly from the bottom which is adapted for removable engagement upon the lnwardly directed lower edges 2 oil the sides and ends of the; cake tin bod;y 1. It

will be understood that the. Core 4 is openat both top and bottom and tape-rs slightly,

oughly heated and baked the saine as thej outer portion thereof, and owing to the size and position of the hollow core 4, the eentral portion of thecake will be properly supported and prevented from falling during baking of the same or cooling thereof.

To assemble the parts of the cake tin, it is simply necessary to place 'the bottom 5 on the inwardly directed lower edges 'Z of the sides and ends of the body l with the hollow core 4 projecting upwardly in and above said body 1. The device is then ready to receive the cake mixture and after the cake has beenbaked, the tin is removed from the oven and immediately inverted with the cake still in the same, said tin resting upon the handles 3 and the hollow core Ll.

After the cake is thoroughly cooled, it is cut away from the sides and ends of the tin and from the outer face of the hollow core and the tin removed from around the cake. The bottom 5 and core L may then be readily removed from the cake by passing a knife or the like between said bottom 5 'and the bottom of the cake. This form of cake tin is especially adapted for use in baking angel food, sunshine cake, and the like, which are apt to fall while baking or cooling and which must be inverted as soon as removed fromA the oven and allowed to remain in the tin until cooled. Another advantage of this device is that the cake is formed in halves connected by narrow end portions and, if desired, one half of the cake may be sliced without disturbing the opposite side` and exposing the inner or central portion thereof to the atinosphere and thereby causing the same to dryout and become stale. Further, the connecting end portions of the cake are equal in size to the average slices eut from the halves of the cake as they are of the same width and height and Lione/:fe

could only vary in thickness. Therefore, the entire cake may be divided into slices of equal and uniform size.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent 'that l have provided an improved and simplilied form or" cake tin which may be readily and cheaply manufactured and will be highly ellirient and eiiective in use.

While l have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that minor Changes the details of construction and arrangement of parts may bemade within the scope of the appended claims without departing Ifrom the spirit of my invention or sacricing any of the advantages of the sam'e.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a pan having a core projecting upwardly from the bottom thereof, the upper end of said core extending above the upper edge'of said pan, of rotatable handles carried by said pan and adapted when in one position to project above the same in substantially the same plane as the upper end of the core.

2. The combination with a pan having a core projecting upwardly from -the bottom thereof, the upper end of said core extending above the upper edge of .said pan, of rotatable handles carried by the pan and adapted when in their uppermost positions to project above the same in substantially the same plane as the upper end of the core, and means for locking the handles in their uppermost positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presenceof two witnesses.

JOSEPHINE A. BENSON, lVitnes-ses:

H. M. MASON, M. E. MASON. 

